Course Detail
Media Writing and Production
Time and Location
Times
Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: JAN 13, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: MW
Meeting Times: 10:00AM-10:50AM
Location
Campus: Hillsboro
Building: ASII
Room: 414
Registration Information
Credit Hours: 3
Subject Code: ENG
Course Number: 115
Section Number: 01
CRN: 38406
Tier: 1
Instruction TypeHybrid Lecture
Enrollment Numbers
Remaining Seats: 2
Filled Seats: 13
Maximum Seats: 15
Comments: ENG11501: Hybrid class. This class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, with remaining work conducted online. High speed internet access strongly recommended.
Course Description: Prerequisites: ENG101/101H and reading proficiency.
Production builds essential skills in reporting, crafting, and distributing information for online publication. This hands-on class will take students through the fundamentals of research, reporting, interviewing, and editing. Students will build essential skills in digital literacy, critical analysis, and content strategy for a rapidly changing media landscape. This course emphasizes clear communication, ethical practices, and audience engagement, providing a solid foundation for students interested in media, communication, or storytelling. (S)
Production builds essential skills in reporting, crafting, and distributing information for online publication. This hands-on class will take students through the fundamentals of research, reporting, interviewing, and editing. Students will build essential skills in digital literacy, critical analysis, and content strategy for a rapidly changing media landscape. This course emphasizes clear communication, ethical practices, and audience engagement, providing a solid foundation for students interested in media, communication, or storytelling. (S)
Faculty Information
Name: Susan Todd
Title: Professor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Bachelor of Arts: Saint Louis University,Master of Arts: Univ Of Missouri - St Louis
Office: ASII 411
E-Mail: stodd@jeffco.edu
Phone Extension: 3347
Bio: A former Jefferson College student, Susan Todd received her B.A. from St. Louis University and her M.A. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She was an adjunct faculty member at Jefferson for several years and has taught for UM-St. Louis. Ms. Todd is the author of two books, Boredom Blasters and Kids Rule the World, and has been a freelance writer in travel, sports and public relations. She is the faculty advisor for the student newspaper, the Jefferson College Young Democrats Club, and the college`s chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
